Wii Has the Best Exclusives

Carl B. of iNintendo.net writes, "This generation has seen fantastic multi-platform releases, more than any other set of consoles in the past. Games like Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, and Call of Duty have dominated the multi-platform space on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Nintendo's Wii has been left out in the dark due to hardware restrictions; however, it has the best exclusive titles compared to the other two systems."

ummm no way, I like Nintendo but the PS3 for example has vastly superior exclusives, starting with one of the best games ever made, MGS4, and of course Uncharted 2, GOW III, Killzone, LPB and many others

Nintendo is getting better with the N3DS and (hopefully) the Wii U, but let's face it, THE WII SUCKS!!

Mario, Zelda, Metroid .... I grew up playing them, on NES. Not some kid born in the 90's claiming to have been brought up on Mario because in the 90's Mario got his A$$ whooped by Sonic, Sega, and PSone. Super Mario 3 is by far one of the greatest games ever made. Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Kid Icarus, Double Dragon, Rygar, Mega Man, Rad Racer, etc. etc.

HOWEVER. Nintendo has done a Pi%% Poor job of continuing all of their incredible franchises and instead just milk the bejesus out of Mario and Link. How many Mario games are there? Probably over 100 by now. I think of Mario now more as a spokesperson for Nintendo, an icon if you will, than a video game character. The horse is dead and it was played out a long time ago. Same with link. He used to be a little underdog against insane odds in a world that was about to consume him, now he looks like an anorexic, super model, anime, elf. Sad really.

Nintendo HAD great exclusives. They have destroyed their greatness by oversaturating the market with constant iterations of Mario and Link.

Playstation, has by far surpassed Nintendo in quality of exclusive games. During the early years of Xbox I also thought they had amazing exclusives but they have either lost the exclusivity or ruined them (Fable3). Sony and the Playstation brand have amazing, diverse, and engaging exclusive games that have defined 3 generations of games.

Just check metacritic, nintendo (wii) is perhaps even behind microsoft for quality and quantity (and you have to count that you can't compare score for wii and next gens : an 8 for ps3 is a 15 for wii)....ds has a great amount of exclusives, but it's a ds.

Smg2 is just the same game with tiny additions as SMG was and even then SMG's most lauded feature(the planetoid gameplay) was a Ratchet and Clank invention in the PS2 days FFS!). I LOVED SMG1 and 2 but they're too similar to be praised(well 2 anyway) as both being amazing and innovative. I remember when TOD came out it was criticised for "too much variety"-is that why the second Galaxy gets so much praise for being SMG1.1?

DKCR-I can dig as a good, good and hardcore exclusive and the same goes for the other Retro Games entry-MP3-both great exclusives but not really better than ANYTHING and EVERYTHING on 360 or PS3 are they?

Other M, though, is , at best, divisive and at worst a game which over half of the world's Metroid fans don;'t even like let alone love or hold up as a GREAT exclusive. For many it destroyed the way Samus is seen(makes the subsequent games seem impossible for such a pussy woman)and the forced use of just a Wiimote makes the gameplay awkward via a non in game source which is both chea and not needed. NT were just the wrong peole to be controlling the franchise-I know they didn't WRITE the storey but to say they have no impact is naive when games are collaberative and working with misogynists was always likely to result in a weak Samus with, in this case, terrible daddy issues. A little weakness, sure, but not the crippling mess we got in this game. Not to mention the "well the manga has THIS Samus" argument to which I say the Halo novels don't always reflect exact game canon and that's cos in game canon doesn't need looutside canon whatever we say is the right one as what works in game might not be as good in other media. for Metroid GAMES this Samus sucked.I've loved Metroid since the first game and have done through every game since(even effin Spinball!)but had I ever seen the manga with THAT Sa,mus I'd already have said she could NEVER appear in game like that or the whole series would be made unbelievable.Anyway, devisive as a lot of metroid fans seem to think manga Samus is THE Samus even though it makes the in game antics of our heroine seemingly impossible.

Anyhoo, there ARE good ninty exclusivs but we can't say they're better than another consoles when there's often nothing actually new in terms of IP and other platforms make much braver and more fresh software by and large. I LOVE ninty and their old franchises but since the last real, main line franchise they launched was effin Pikmin who's to say they're the best?

The planetoid gameplay was done before Ratchet and Clank. The first game to do this was Sonic the Hedgehog 2, in the bonus levels. I don't disagree with what you're saying, but most of it is obviously derived from stuff you've read online, and not your own experience.

And come on man, watch your spelling while you ramble your angry fingers across the keys.

Did I forget Wii Sports & Wii Sports Resort? These are just the RETAIL exclusives that hardcore-softcore gamers would like: Don't even want to start on the list of games that casual players enjoy(Wii Playz and da Wii Fitz). I didn't list any Wiiware or VC games either which are also exclusive to Wii this generation...

- over 90% ( 5 games) - over 80% ( 21 games) - over 70% ( 6 games) Lets not forget lower stadnards 4 wii, most of these games d score much lower on other platforms. Also re4, okami, no more heroes, dead space, shatered memories are not exlusives. And others needs to come out.

And if u ask why this, well ps3 beats it in every category ( 90%/10,80%/22,70%/11)

Really dude you're going to list Arcade Games and Indie Games? If I was to list the amount of games on XBLA along, Indie Games and 360 disc based exclusives. That list would completely obliterate what Sony has to offer.

You do realize you listed a bunch of games that have characters in games since the 1980's? That's pathetic. This is why I don't want a nintendo system, I'm sick of Mario, I'm sick of Zelda. Seriously, not even close to what the playstation has.

It's amazing how little interest I have in alsmot anything on handheld's list.

Aside from the fact that several are most certainly not exclusives, about half of the games are from the over-milked, long-running franchises that ceased being interesting a generation ago.

I'm not going to posture about "real gaming" or get into pretentious bullshit, but rehashed stories that were rudimentary at best are just not enough to justify interest in a game structure which really hasn't changed much since the 90's. Diehard Nintendo fans can revel all they want in nostalgia, but I'm bored to death with constant Mario 64 + Ocarina of Time remakes.

Besides which, you failed to include one of the best games available for Wii. It's still not an exclusive, but that sure didn't stop you for any of the others on the list.

Cave Story.

Oh, and one last thing, while I still have a good amount of ire worked up. Exlusives are all well and good, but many of the truly special games of the last few years have been multiplat excluding the Wii.

No Mass Effect, no BioShock. No Red Dead Redemption. No Oblivion. No Arkham Asylum.

In my humble opinion a true gamer (not on a tight budget) will own all consoles and even the handhelds if they have time to play on a bus or plane etc. There are good games on every system this gen. If anything just to have their own opinion about what is good or bad without taking others word for it.

Even excluding exclusives there are some multiplat games that play better on 360 than they do on PS3 and vice versa.

Bully was on 360, Mega Man 9 was on 360 AND ps3. Dead Space Extraction is on ps3. Okami is already on ps2. You put Tiger Woods on your list? Thats on ALL the games systems. World of goo is on my pc. No more heroes is on ps3 now too. Not to mention a LOT of those other games you listed are for kiddies.

As you can see, I took the 46 best reviewed games for both systems and while number 46 on the wii list has 80%, PS3's number 46 is still on 88%, you can clearly see PS3 has better overall reviewed games. Let's be honest here, the number of quality titles just doesn't compare. At least Uncharted 2 is not that far off from Galaxy 2, by 1%. While Wii has 8 titles with 90%+, PS3 has 30 titles. I stopped at 46 because there is just too many games to get to 80%.

EDIT: Also, PS3 has 42 exclusive titles that have 80%+ on overall ratings, almost as much as Wii's 46 titles with 80%+ (which includes third party games/multiplatform games as well)

Amend your list and make it relevent or don't bother. Why post a list with a load of spaces in that make it even longer to look at?

You screwed up to start with, and you're doing an even worse job now.

EDIT:'EDIT 2: Scratch off Resident Evil 4 my friend, since it'll be arriving on PS3 this year '

It's not out now though is it?

EDIT: Upcoming games for the Wii or Ps3 don't mean a lot at the moment seeing as we're talking about what's out now.

EDIT 3:You're full of n4g cliches - Fail, Butthurt, *facepalm* - so it's pretty much a given that you're a moron who's not worth arguing with.

But anyway, the article is about exclusives and you posted two comments worth of lists that included loads of multiplats. Like I said, you should have made it relevent to start with. All you did was go on a spacker rampage.

- Probably because I made the original post an hour ago and I cannot edit it genius.

"Why post a list with a load of spaces in that make it even longer to look at? "

- It's called copy/paste *facepalm* making it look longer is irrelevant when you can clearly count more games on PS3 than Wii, you do know how to count right?

"You screwed up to start with, and you're doing an even worse job now."

- Seems someone is butthurt. You failed to read my original post that stated about exclusives so I don't even see why you posted about how Wii has more exclusives when I clearly said:

EDIT: Also, PS3 has 42 exclusive titles that have 80%+ on overall ratings, almost as much as Wii's 46 titles with 80%+ (which includes third party games/multiplatform games as well)

Maybe you should read better next time.

"EDIT: Upcoming games for the Wii or Ps3 don't mean a lot at the moment seeing as we're talking about what's out now."

-No matter how butthurt you are, PS3 has 42 titles while Wii has only 31. The upcoming list I made was to show how Nintendo has basically killed of its system, even before their newest console is still a years off.

Next.

EDIT: Seems someone has nothing to say eh? that's fine, people act that way when they know they have been silenced. Next time you should really read everything before going full blast on irrelevant comments.

I actually took the time to look on Meta and look at what the Wii has as exclusives that rate above 80% myself, not just copy and paste someone elses list off a website. Looks like the Wii has more than 31 -

lol just stop a minute and think of the time and effort you have just put in to all this list business and which console has the best exclusives......

Then go take a look at yourselves in the mirror.... laugh while shaking your heads at taking something so pointless so seriously.... and then vow to never again worry about things so petty and go out and take life by the balls and get Livin'

by the way you should check some of those games you listed like JumpStart Pet Rescue, where it has been reviewed by only three reviewers, unknown ones at that.

DanSolo - take a minute to realize the time you took to actually write (EDIT: Two) useless replies to two morons, calling them morons while you already know we are being morons. Look in the mirror and promise that you will never try to "save" (or try to humiliate? idk) morons on teh interwebz (because it's important right?), like they will care anyways. This isn't a job interview, it's just a discussion of our interests. Oh and next time you try to act cool, do it with where there are ladies, would be more beneficial.

maniacmayhem- with that mentality, the virtual boy is the best console in history. The discussion we are having is based on the news, in other words, on topic, what did you expect? lulz

I like how kramun talks about *exclusives* in a particular way which benefits only his argument in favor of the Wii but still manages to list several non-exclusive games.

Fact is, Mass Effect, RDR, BioShock, and so on to infinity aren't exclusive to the PS3, but they cannot be played on the Wii.

Since you're using the word *exclusive* as a means to display the games on Wii which cannot be played on PS3, then any list of PS3 games should include everything which cannot be played on Wii. As far as the little white plastic casual-machine is concerned, those games might as well be exclusive.

I honestly don't care about disagrees on a site like this but Wii has the most exclusives I've whole heartedly enjoyed. Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Donkey Kong Country Returns are examples of pure top notch gameplay without the DLC/multiplayer/set pieces hoopla that in my opinion keeps many games this gen from being enjoyable. Not to mention they look great regardless of the hardware limitations. I own both Wii and PS3 and strictly from a future replay value perspective/fun and enjoyment I have to give it to Wii. But that is not to say PS3 is not close behind it.

Not sure how such an opinion piece could benefit from being published on a Nintendo-centric website.

So who are you writing it for? Probably not for your regulars. That would achieve nothing but circle-jerkery.

So you're writing it for N4G. It's not like this topic hasn't been discussed before. I think you know how most people here feel. PlayStation fans are the lifeblood of this site, and PC fans comprise the largest minority; beyond that, you're looking at fumes. Just check the top 5 homepage stories at any time, and ask yourself who they'd interest.

Though I commend Nintendo's first-party portfolio, I don't think your opinion piece will resonate with the demographic on N4G.

In other words: it is flamebait.

However, if you just wanted to generate traffic and score a 500°+ submission, congratulations. I approved it.

That's the point. In order to truly get the most out of this generation you need more than one console. Wii only owners get these amazing exclusives, but they miss out on the multiplatform games, and vice-versa.

I grew tired of Mario & Zelda. I still love Metroid. But this is subjective. Personally I prefer Sony's exclusives. To ME they are the BEST. I think Sony & Nintendo are nose to nose on Metacritic btw, maybe the author should check, pretty sure Sony has more exclusives rated 80 and up than Nintendo or MS. Either way sales/scores wont change my preference.

ur wrong lol i have about 30 wii games and all r exslusive sept no more heros 1 lol and for ps3 i own part of 2 nartutos meaning i chiped in and the rest of the games my fam have aere on 260 sept fore like 8